Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 3:5 Interlinear
“He hath builded against me and compassed me with gall and travail”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בָּנָ֥ה | H1129 | He hath builded | to build (literally and figuratively) |
| 2 | עָלַ֛י | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 3 | וַיַּקַּ֖ף | H5362 | against me and compassed | to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e., surround or circulate |
| 4 | רֹ֥אשׁ | H7219 | me with gall | a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents) |
| 5 | וּתְלָאָֽה׃ | H8513 | and travail | distress |
Verse Context
Lamentations 3:4hath he made old My flesh and my skin he hath broken my bones...
Lamentations 3:5 (current)He hath builded against me and compassed me with gall and travail
Lamentations 3:6me in dark places He hath set as they that be dead of old...